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They're listed separately in the source, although I still think there's some missing historical context (probably a strong link between "gaming" and the other two activities banned, as has been said elsewhere in the thread).
https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Report_on_an_Investigation_of_the_Peasant_Movement_in_Hunan#9._PEASANT_BANS_AND_PROHIBITIONS
I believe gaming is used more for when there's a "skill" element in the mix that can have an impact on your performance - stuff like card and dice games. Gambling as a separate category is more of betting and lottery kind of thing.